Duck or Duct-A History

I would like to start this blog by explaining the history of duct tape. Duct tape was invented in 1944 during World War II by the U.S. Army in order to waterproof equipment. At that time it was army drab olive. After the war people installing ventelation units discovered that it was perfect for that. So the color was changed to the duct silver that we know today, along with it's current name. Now then, a number of companies manufacture duct tape. I only use Duck Brand duct tape. So duct is technically the name for the tape, but Duck is a brand name for it. I just prefer to call it duct.